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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11726
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BREACHES OF EU LAW / Environment

Final warning for five countries on air pollution

The European Commission sent “final warnings” on Wednesday 15 February to five countries –Germany, France, Spain, Italy and United Kingdom – for failing to address emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant some 40% of which comes from road traffic and, in particular, diesel engines.

EU legislation on ambient air quality (Directive 2008/50/EC) sets limit values for air pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide. Should these limit values be exceeded, member states are required...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CANADA: European Parliament ratifies CETA and opens door for provisional implementation from 1 April
ETS: European Parliament votes for post-2020 ETS reform promoting low carbon innovation in heavy industry
FINANCE: Raw materials derivatives – European Parliament gives its green light to implementing measures aiming to limit speculation
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament pushing Commission to fast-track approval of low-risk pesticides before end 2018
TERRORISM: Parliament preparing to approve new anti-terrorism measures
MIDDLE EAST: MEPs call on High Representative to do more, and differently, for peace
ALBANIA: Parliament backs opening EU accession negotiations subject to conditions
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Parliament calls on Bosnian authorities to commit to accession process
MONGOLIA: European Parliament approves conclusion of framework agreement on EU-Mongolia cooperation
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament recommends action in areas of mental health and clinical trials 
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Maltese Presidency of Council presents new compromise on organic farming
TRANSPORT: Karima Delli and Violeta Bulc discuss two difficult road sector related dossiers
DIGITAL: Details of inter-institutional agreement on portability as validated by member states
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Delicate balance at EU Council on measures to stop hybrid mismatches
TAXATION: Council expected to take stock of creation blacklist of tax havens
GREECE: Grexit is no longer a threat, says Moscovici in Athens
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Berlin, Paris and Rome want to protect sensitive sectors against foreign investment
MOROCCO: Karmenu Vella speaks about fisheries with Moroccans on sidelines of Halieutis trade fair in Agadir
TURKMENISTAN: EU ask authorities to remedy shortcomings noted in elections
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Member state must undertake to execute prison sentence if it decides not to execute a European arrest warrant
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Romania referred to Court over landfills
ENVIRONMENT: Ireland taken to Court for waste water treatment deficiencies
ENVIRONMENT: Final warning for five countries on air pollution
TRANSPORT: Four member states taken to Court for failing to apply driving licence rules correctly
FINANCE: Commission refers Greece to CJEU over excise duty rate on two local alcoholic beverages
EMPLOYMENT: Nine states requested to transpose rules on posted workers
JOBS: Eight member states continue to impede free movement of workers
JHA: Another reasoned opinion on Single Permit Directive
JHA: Reasoned opinions to France, Cyprus and Romania over explosives precursors
FISHERIES: Romania called on to comply with principle of equal access in Black Sea
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Nils Muiznieks calls on Turkish authorities to change course urgently and to uphold rule of law
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new protected designations of origin
FUTURE OF EU: Manfred Weber says two-speed Europe is already a reality
TRADE: Parliament's green light to EU concluding protocol amending annex to WTO agreement on trade in civil aircraft
DIGITAL: French and German press publishes support copyright proposal
TRANSPORT: Only one Transport Council to be held per semester
SOCIAL: Distance working is double-edged sword say ILO and Eurofound